Meisels v Lichtman and Another: QBD 9 Apr 2008

The court considered gifts to charity: ‘Where there is a dispute it seems to me that it is the intentions of the donor nor that will be crucial, rather than the more familiar exercise of ascertaining the intentions of both parties in construing the agreement’.

Judges:

Blake J

Citations:

[2008] EWHC 661 (QB)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedDewar v Dewar ChD 1975
The court was asked whether a payment of pounds 500 by their mother to one of two brothers who were the litigants was to be treated as a gift or as a loan. The evidence showed that the mother always intended it to be a gift, that the son wanted to . .

Cited by:

CitedScott v Bridge and Others ChD 25-Nov-2020
Claim to recover money and property said to have been transferred by the claimant to the defendants or one or more of them. The money concerned came from a bank account belonging to the claimant. The property concerned consisted of two . .
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Contract, Charity

Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.266532